COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blackduck vs Bemidji
PLACE A
Blackduck, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Bemidji, Minnesota
Blackduck is 95% smaller than Bemidji. Bemidji earns more, with a median household income $18,958 higher.
BLACKDUCKBEMIDJIDIFFERENCE
Total population81515,770−95% vs Bemidji
Population density531904−374
Population growth7.6%8.5%−0.9 pts
Median age29.930.0−0.1
Male44.6%48.5%−3.8 pts
Female55.4%51.5%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%70.9%+7.5 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%3.2%+3.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other14.6%23.1%−8.5 pts
Median household income$36,447$55,405−$18,958
Per capita income$27,140$31,542−$4,402
Poverty rate25.9%21.3%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5360.435+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%32.5%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree2.6%14.7%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.2%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation55.2%64.0%−8.7 pts
Median home value$96,900$198,300−$101,400
Median gross rent$749$1,067−$318
Owner-occupied49.6%43.1%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.0%8.2%+12.8 pts
Rent-burdened households57.6%44.0%+13.6 pts
Average commute27.017.4+9.7
Worked from home7.4%5.9%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured7.7%7.1%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025